UC Regional Airport Seeing Some Effects From Fuel Prices
Upper Cumberland Regional Airport feeling some effect of the rising fuel prices. Airport Manager Dean Selby said that increase has slowed some people down from flying. “But it’s not has been as significant as I anticipated,” Selby said. “Perhaps it’s not really hit yet, or maybe people were already factoring the prices in, I’m not […]
Protecting The Plateau Creates Quilt In Honor Of Resiliency Amid COVID
A Crossville woman has found a way to repurpose the masks she made for first responders during the pandemic. Angela Witzel said that through the organization Protecting the Plateau, she and fellow volunteers made over 15,000 masks in just three months. She said that using leftover masks, she decided to create a quilt that documented […]
Upperman HS Cafeteria To Get Redesigned Service Area Over Summer
Putnam County Schools has plans prepared to redesign the serving area of the Upperman High School cafeteria. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said a new cafe style service with different stations will be created. “We try to make our cafeterias more along the lines of something that our students would want to come in […]
Work On Tennessee Avenue Facing Some Delays
A portion of Tennessee Avenue is to remain closed as construction is still underway. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said that Garrett Brothers Construction and FedEx both originally agreed to do portions of the road work, with an additional grant from TDOT. He said that the work has run into some issues during its progress. […]
